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Coffee

Coffee connoisseurs enjoy Hawaii for its tropical delights - especially its Kona brew. Hawaii is the only American state where coffee is commercially grown.

Kona has a full-bodied flavor, a fine aroma and a "winey" taste. While most coffees available in the United States are blends from several countries, Kona is one of the few types that is "straight."

Kona coffee is grown on the Big Island of Hawaii. The long western slopes of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, the tallest peaks in the Pacific, comprise the district of Kona where Hawaii's coffee takes its name. The comination of porous volcanic soil and the shelter of lofty mountains creates perfect agricultural conditions. As a result, Kona has grouwn coffee for nearly two centuries.

Coffee seeds orgionally arrived in the islands on visiting ships. After many unsuccessful attempts over the years to grow coffee on the different islands, plants thrived only in Kona.

According to a Hawaiian Guide Book written in 1875 by Henry M. Whitney, editor of the Hawaiian Gazette,

"Respecting coffee we may say that there is no more delicious coffee in the world than that grown in Kona, Hawaii, when properly cured."

Today, gourmet coffee drinkers still agree.

Hula

According to ancient Hawaiian myth, Hi'iaka danced the first hula on the Big Island of Hawaii. She was the youngest and favorite sister of Pele, the volcano goddess.

Hi'iaka's friend, Hopoe, a mortal and poet, taught the beautiful maiden the Hawaiian dance. She swayed her arms, legss and body to the rhythm of the waves and trees.

But the dance had many opponents throughtout the mid-nineteenth century. Christian missionaries and Queen Ka'ahumanu, Hawaii's first prominent Christian convert, tried to ban hula. Hawaiians performed the dance privately until its revival by King David Kalakaua.

In 1893, pro-annexation american forces overthrew the monarchy. Once again, the dancing ceased. but hula reemerged in 1906 witht he support of Nathaniel Emerson in his "Unwritten Literature of Hawaii."

Today, hula remains an improtant part of Hawaiian culture. Kumu (masters) teach halau (schools) the various tecniquies and traditions of the dance - just as Hopoe instructed the young Hi'iaka.

Check it out

Built of coral blocks, the royal Mausoleum was designed as a sacred resting place for royalty and high chiefs. It is located at 2261 Nu'uanu Ave.

Baseball inventor, Alexander Joy cartwright Jr., is buried at the Oahu Cemetery at 2162 Nuuanu Ave.

Language

Hawaiian words

aloha - love; hello; goodbye
hana hou - encore
kama'aina - longtime Hawaii resident
kane - male
keiki - child
mahalo - thank you
malihini - newcomer, visitor
mu'umu'u - loose fitting dress
ohan - family
ono - delicious
pupu -hors d'oeuvres
wahine - female

Pidgin words

Rainy days

queen Emma Summer Palace
Bishop Museum
Honolulu Academy of Arts
Mission Houses Museum
Ft. DeRussy U.S. Army Museum

Walking/Hiking/Running

Novice

Manoa Falls

Intermediate

Diamond Head State Park
Sacred Falls State Park
Hawaii Nature Center
Aiea Heights
St. Louis Heights

Intermediate/Advanced

Advanced

RACES

Hawaii Great Trans ko'olau Trek, a one time event scheduled for May 11, 1997. This race is expected to be the largest timed foot race of the millennium and is a Quinness Book hopeful. The race course will wind through the almost completed H-3 access through the Ko'olau mountains. A unique, but expensive event. Call (808)521-4351 for information.
Honolulu Marathon
Aloha Run
Honolulu Zoo Fun Run

Natural Sites

Oahu

Diamond Head
Hanauma Bay

Kids Stuff

Dole Cannery
Honolulu Zoo
Waimea Valley, Waimea Falls
Ice Palace
Sea Life Park

Interesting Shopping

The Military Shop of Hawaii